Ben's Miniature Gallery

Kade Mireth-Orat (part 3) added Sep 23, 2005
Nothing much was changed on the body itself except for adding the opening at the front of the jumpsuit -- just a simple line. At the end of the last stage I made a small roll of putty and laid it on a glossy cardstock brochure (my work surface). I flattened it some and left it to cure a little. When I came back I began cutting off pieces of the roll to add accessories. First I made a belt with a rectangular buckle. Using another good hint I made the round studs using a mechanical pencil tip with the lead retracted. It works amazingly well. Then I added a rank plaque on the chest of the jumpsuit, marked with a single pip in the corner. Finally, I added some sort of gadgetry on the left leg, inspired by the life support apparatus I'd seen on space suits. I connected the box on the leg to a belt pack by two short pieces of copper wire. The markings were done with the pencil and a small eyeglass screwdriver. I finally cut down the arm wires and bent them into position. I decided to make the armature for the blaster part of the arm wire, which should make it as stable as possible. It really shouldn't be a huge blaster, but I'll just have to see how it looks when I start sculpting it. Ther eare still some fingerprints and other imperfections on the body, and I'm not sure how I can smooth them out without adding another layer of putty. I may end up doing just that if I can't find any other way, but I don't want to add extra bulk; I'm pretty happy with the shape of the body as it is. I may wait until the whole thing is fully cured and try to file the surface smooth. I'm not sure how to tell when that is; so far it's been several hours and the putty is still somewhat flexible. It may never be rock hard. I'm also hoping to get a chance at some point to file the edges of some of the accessories more square.
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